Ficción moderna y contemporanea



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Bonnie Rydover will do whatever it takes to be CEO of the country's largest meat distributor. Her rise to the top has landed her in the bed of the company's owner, a ruthless, egotistical man. She has no friends and despises her only brother, who is an extreme animal rights activist. When Bonnie inadvertently discovers a plot involving her boss and a senator to slowly poison America's inner city poor, she's conflicted. Everything she's worked for would vanish if she exposes the scheme. She decides to keep her mouth shut, but all that changes when she meets a man who challenges her values, ideals and lifestyle.

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A stunning collaboration?from Robert Vaughan and Kathy Fish, two masters of flash fiction, who?ve blended their work together in a vibrant explosion?that is all of these things: ?evocative, heart wrenching, rare in the wild.?The stories in RIFT explore the gamut of human connection and conflict, where emotions run deep beneath the surface. Divided into four sections: Fault, Breach, Tremor, and Cataclysm, writers Fish and Vaughan thread together their tales of strange encounters, mishaps, accidents, and disrepair. The world of RIFT is riven, tumultuous, and haunting. In here, danger lurks and the fallible human heart lay exposed and vulnerable. Fish and Vaughan leave their readers spellbound, mystified, and eager for the next story.

The small, old western town of Timberton, Montana, has not been the same since resident chef and artist Mist brought her unique, new age flavor to the area. When guests arrive at the Timberton Hotel for the holidays, they bring worries, fears and broken hearts, unaware that Mist has a way of working magic in people's lives. Will old-fashioned time spent together, exquisite food, conversation and a snowball or two offer guests a chance to trade sadness for hope? One thing is certain: no matter how cold winter's grip is on each guest, no one leaves town without a warmer heart.

Amb l'encàrrec de la restauració de l'orgue barroc de la localitat de Twerpdyen, Sebastian Bosch arriba a la culminació de la seva carrera professional. A mesura que la feina avança, i encara més quan aquesta es va acabant, tot en la vida de Sebastian sembla encarar-se a finals. Les vicissituds de la vila de Twerpdyen acompanyen les dificultats quotidianes de la vida d'aquest home vulgar, i en confluir-hi palesen un cop més com resoldre-ho tot resulta tan enganyós com no resoldre res. La restauració de l'orgue avança, però poques coses seran tal com les havia previst Sebastian, atrapat entre els problemes burocràtics i la presència de la jove periodista Bettina van Egmont, i el seu conflicte interior. De la mateixa manera que en la restauració de l'orgue els aspectes estètics i filosòfics complementen i donen sentit a les qüestions estrictament musicals, a Un home vulgar el final aparent dels conflictes es deu tant a la lògica elemental de l'existència com a l'inefable poder de les imatges arquetípiques. A Un home vulgar, Miquel de Palol desplega amb mestria la seva enorme capacitat fabuladora: intriga, erudició i un prodigi d'imaginació literària que l'han fet mereixedor del Premi Joanot Martorell 2006.Miquel de Palol (Barcelona, 1953), poeta i novel·lista, és una de les veus més sòlides i originals del conjunt de les lletres catalanes actuals. Dins la seva llarga trajectòria cal destacar: El porxo de les mirades (1983) -premis Carles Riba i de la Crítica Serra d'Or-, El jardí dels set crepuscles (1989) -premis Joan Crexells, Nacional de Literatura i de la Crítica Serra d'Or- El Quincorn (1998) -premi Sant Jordi-. Un Home Vulgar (2006) ha estat guardonada amb el premi Joanot Martorell.

No voldria pas fer una vida de Jesús. Tampoc voldria fer un manual de Cristologia acadèmica. Doncs, quina tercera via és possible? La que comença a obrir els ulls allà on els historiadors i exegetes acaben la seva tasca de presentar el "Jesús de la història". Voldria fer el camí que va dels fets contingents d`aquesta història a la profunditat de la persona de Jesús; el camí de la lletra al sentit pregon; el camí de la narració verídica al misteri. D`aquí es deriven dos desitjos ben confessables. Voldria mostrar que la fe és un pas adient i lògic pels qui han començat el seu itinerari amb la mirada fixa en Jesús. Un pas coherent amb el coneixement de la història del profeta itinerant. Voldria, també, oferir una teologia que no fos tan sols un feix de conceptes per alimentar l`enteniment, sinó una teologia capaç d`unir el coneixement, l`afecte i l`acció: una teologia per a la vida humana!

Pam Pan A Traveller?s Tale is poetic tale, with?illustrations by Tara Joy, in which the time traveller Pam Pan describes her quest for the meaning of life. It is a quirky little book that covers some deep philosophical and spiritual questions in a light hearted way. On her quest Pam Pan encounters the proverbial angel and demon archetypes that both separately encourage her to follow them. She has to choose to follow the path that she believes will bring her closer to the meaning of life. It is not an easy choice for her to make and the path that she chooses is sometimes hard but it turns out to be highly rewarding. It is also a colouring book.

Days after the events featured in The Watcher, the Watcher is taken hostage by a dragon, leaving Kristen, Will and Nicki alone in a strange new world. With no choice but to try and rescue their friend, Kristen and the others must travel through ancient cities, forgotten burial grounds, and eventually into the heart of the great storm. Faced with the unknown, will they be able to traverse the storms that stand before them as well as ones within their own hearts?

¿Sabíeu que els bolets neixen en lluna nova i que la ceba d?hivern s?ha de sembrar i collir en lluna vella, o que els tomàquets maduren molt més de pressa amb lluna nova? ¿Sabíeu que les marietes són el millor remei per controlar plagues de pugons?Tots

Maragall i la Setmana Tràgica és una obra de referència per entendre els fets que es produïren a Barcelona a l'estiu del 1909 i encara és la radiografia més clara per descobrir l'altura espiritual de l'intel·lectual Joan Maragall. L'opera prima de Josep Benet és, a més, un referent de l'assagisme català, un text clàssic que des de la seva publicació el 1963 ha merescut un acolliment envejable. A més d'haver estat doblement premiat (Premi Joan Maragall 1961 i Lletra d'Or 1963), ha estat reeditat sis vegades, i al llarg dels anys s'ha convertit en una eina imprescindible per comprendre la nostra història recent.En el centenari de la Setmana Tràgica, Edicions 62 recupera aquest assaig i l'enriqueix amb un nou epíleg de Jordi Amat.

Darkness shrouds Noah James' past. Drugs, alcohol, abuse-they cloud the few memories he has and threaten to eat away at his future. The only brightness in his life is Caitlyn Hale. She came crashing into his world the day he met with her father, the sports agent who could possibly give him a new start. That day, he left the agent's office with a professional fighting career ahead of him and the image of a hazel-eyed beauty imprinted in his soul. Rarely does life offer a glimpse of happiness without snatching it away. Just like he's always feared, the monster that haunts him comes roaring back. His entire life shatters, threatening to return him to the darkness he came from. The light-heavyweight champion is about to face the fight of a lifetime. He can only hope to make it through each round without losing the few things he has left.

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